Swiss Study on Spider Bites

About spider bites in Middle Europe, there are published only a dozen cases. The investigators suspect that they may be much more frequent than reflected by the literature analysis (but much less dangerous than thought by people). From June 1st 2011 to November 30st 2012 the investigators collect clinical data on patients treated for spider bites in Switzerland.

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Key information

Conditions

Spider Bite Bites and Stings Chemically-Induced Disorders Insect Bites and Stings Poisoning Spider Bites Wounds and Injuries

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Praxis Dr. med. Markus Gnaedinger

Steinach, Canton of St. Gallen, 9323, Switzerland

About this study

Inclusion criteria

Every human treated for suspected spider bite in Switzerland willing to participate this study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

adult or child treated for a suspected spider bite in Switzerland

Exclusion criteria

unwillingness to participate to the study

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Clinical follow up of bite lesions.

Time frame: 14 days (or more if necessary)

Clinical evolutions of actual spider bite lesions in humans are observed.

Secondary outcomes

Time spread of spider bites

Time frame: 18 months

Frequencies of spider bites over the study period of 18 months are observed.
Causative animals

Time frame: 18 months

To determine spider species causing bites in Switzerland by sending spider specimens to an expert arachnologist.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Zurich

Other

Collaborators

University of Bern

Registry information

Acronym: SSSB

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: May 18, 2011
Registry last updated: Oct 7, 2013

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